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1. Why are unions a powerful force in business?

• 1. They organize workers into a single bargaining unit and increase their bargaining power.

• 1. They encourage non-striking employees to work in place of striking employees.

• 1. They enable management to close businesses temporarily during labor conflicts.

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• 1. They increase the number of concessions that employees must make in negotiations

1. The degree of unionization in the United States varies based on a business’s

• 1. type of industry and use of pressure strategies.

• 1. type of industry and geographical location.

• 1. geographical location and use of pressure strategies.

• 1. geographical location and level of union organization.

1. The United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters is an example of a(n)

• 1. professional union.

• 1. union federation.

• 1. craft/trade union.

• 1. industrial union.

1. A union worker who is just beginning in the occupation is referred to as a(n)

• 1. assistant.

• 1. master.

• 1. journeyman.

• 1. apprentice.

1. Though employees who work for auto companies hold a variety of different jobs, they may all belong to the same union—the United Auto Workers. This is an example of a(n) __________ union.

• 1. professional

• 1. trade

• 1. craft

• 1. industrial

1. Actors and athletes belong to what type of union?

• 1. Industrial unions

• 1. Craft unions

• 1. Trade unions

• 1. Professional unions

1. Union members join up at what level of a union?

• 1. International

• 1. Federation

• 1. Local

• 1. National

1. What is the primary responsibility of a national union?

• 1. To encourage picketing and boycotting at the local level

• 1. To assist in contract negotiations for all its local unions

• 1. To elect local leaders who are involved in contract negotiations

• 1. To provide financial support for political candidates who favor labor

1. Which of the following statements regarding federations is true:

• 1. A union federation consists of several national/international unions of different kinds.

• 1. Only one union federation, the AFL-CIO, exists in the United States.

• 1. Local union members pay dues directly to their union federation.

• 1. Only industrial unions and professional unions can join a federation.

1. Unions that do not belong to a federation are known as __________ unions.

• 1. industrial

• 1. international

• 1. local

• 1. independent